# gros
## Alemannic German
### Alternative forms

* gras

### Etymology

From Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą. Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.

### Noun

gros n
* (Carcoforo) grass

### References

* Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* grosu, gãros

### Etymology

From Latin grossus. Compare Romanian gros.

### Adjective

gros m (feminine groasã, masculine plural grosh, feminine plural groasi)
* thick

## Bavarian
### Noun

gros ?
* (Sauris) grass

### References

* Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡɾɔs]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

gros (feminine grossa, masculine plural grossos, feminine plural grosses)
* big, large

#### Derived terms

* bocagròs
* capgròs
* grossària
* grossor
* intestí gros
* preu per preu, sabates grosses

### Noun

gros m (plural grossos)
* main part
* (numismatics) groschen (obsolete silver coin)

### Further reading

* “gros” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “gros”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “gros” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “gros” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɣrɔs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: gros
* Rhymes: -ɔs

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gros, from Old French gros, from Latin grossus; gross sense probably directly from French.

#### Noun

gros n (plural grossen, diminutive grosje n)
* (countable) a gross; a dozen dozens, 144
* (uncountable) the bulk, largest part, largest proportion, majority

##### Synonyms

* (largest part): merendeel
* (majority): meerderheid

##### Related terms

* grossier

##### Descendants

* → Papiamentu: gròs

#### See also

* dozijn
* groothonderd
* grootduizend

### Etymology 2

Cf. German Groschen and Latin grossus.

#### Noun

gros m (plural grossen, diminutive grosje n)
* groschen, a former German coin

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Old French gros, from Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡʁo/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Belgium):(file)

### Adjective

gros (feminine grosse, masculine plural gros, feminine plural grosses)
* big, thick, fat
    Synonym: épais
    Mon petit copain a des gros doigts.My boyfriend has fat fingers.
* coarse, rough
* (Louisiana) famous

#### Derived terms

* à gros flocons
* attraper la grosse tête
* avoir le cœur gros
* avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre
* banane Gros Michel
* en avoir gros sur le cœur
* en gros
* faire le gros dos
* fin comme du gros sel
* gros bon sens
* gros bonnet
* gros chien
* gros comme une maison
* gros intestin
* gros lot
* gros mot
* gros orteil
* gros plan
* gros public
* gros temps
* gros thym
* gros titre
* gros-grain
* grosse caisse
* grosse commission
* grosse légume
* grosse menthe
* Grosse Pomme
* jouer gros jeu
* jouer les gros bras
* prendre la grosse tête
* suer à grosses gouttes
* transpirer à grosses gouttes

### Noun

gros m (plural gros)
* a person in overweight
* the bulk, the majority
    Le gros de la négociation c’est la baisse de prix d’achat du produit. ― The bulk of the negotiation is lowering the purchasing price of the product.

#### Descendants

* → Catalan: gro
* → English: gross
* → Spanish: gro

### Related terms

* grosseur
* grossier
* grossir

### Further reading

* “gros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Guinea-Bissau Creole
### Etymology

From Portuguese grosso. Cognate with Kabuverdianu grós.

### Adjective

gros
* thick

## Hunsrik
### Etymology

From Middle High German grōz, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kroːs/

### Adjective

gros (comparative greser, superlative grest)
* big, large
    en groses Hausa big house
* (of a person) tall
    Er is en groser Mann.He is a tall man.

#### Antonyms

* kleen

#### Derived terms

* Groseltre
* Grosfatter
* Grosgewachsner
* Grosmutter
* Grosonkel
* Grosstatt
* Grostante
* groswachse

### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Istro-Romanian
### Etymology

From Latin grossus.

### Adjective

gros
* thick

## Megleno-Romanian
### Etymology

From Latin grossus.

### Adjective

gros m (feminine groasă)
* thick

## Mòcheno
### Etymology

From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą (“grass”). Cognate with German Gras, English grass.

### Noun

gros n
* grass

### References

* “gros” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

## Norman
### Etymology

From Old French gros, from Latin grossus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

### Pronunciation

* (Jersey) Audio:(file)

### Adjective

gros m
* large

#### Derived terms

* gros deigt (“thumb”)
* grôssement

## Old French
### Etymology

From Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

### Adjective

gros m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grose or grosse)
* big; large

#### Descendants

* French: gros
* Norman: gros

## Polish
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French grosse (douzaine).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡrɔs/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔs
* Syllabification: gros

#### Noun

gros m inan
* (archaic) gross (group of 144 items; a dozen dozen or a square dozen)
    Synonym: wielki tuzin

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from French gros, from Latin grossus.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡrɔ/
* Rhymes: -ɔ
* Syllabification: gros

#### Noun

gros n (indeclinable)
* (literary) bulk, the major part
    Hypernym: większość

##### Related terms

* en gros

### Further reading

* gros in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* gros in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin grossus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡros/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

gros m or n (feminine singular groasă, masculine plural groși, feminine and neuter plural groase)
* thick
    Antonym: subțire

#### Derived terms

* grosime

#### Related terms

* grosolan
* groștei
* îngroșa

#### See also

* gras

## Slovene
### Etymology

Borrowed from French grosse (douzaine).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡróː/

### Noun

grọ̑s m inan
* A gross, 144.

#### Inflection

As the -s- is not pronounced, the stem really ends in a vowel, and is extended with -j- when endings are attached. In writing, the declension can be either soft (following the pronunciation) or hard (following the spelling).
This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Vilamovian
### Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

grōs n
* grass

## Welsh
### Etymology

From English gross.

### Noun

gros m
* gross (twelve dozen)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gros”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies